A story on NBC News reports on a UB study that found that
in a head-on collision between a passenger car and a sport utility
vehicle, the driver of the SUV is as much as 10 times more likely
to survive, even if the passenger car has a better crash safety
rating. The article quotes Dietrich Jehle, professor of emergency
medicine, who said, “The overwhelming majority of fatalities
occur in the smaller and lighter of the two vehicles.” A
story also appeared in Consumer Reports.